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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Arwa Mahdawi

The Trump administration kills children abroad while being ‘pro-life’ at home

Lebanese people forcibly displaced due to Israeli attacksBEIRUT, LEBANON - MARCH 20: A child is spending time in front of the tents as Lebanese people forcibly displaced by Israeli army attacks are forced to spend Eid al-Fitr far from their homes, in makeshift shelters set up in parks, gyms and schools, in Beirut, Labanon on March 20, 2026. Due to the difficult conditions in the temporary shelters, children in particular were unable to experience the joy of the Eid al-Fitr. (Photo by Murat Sengul/Anadolu via Getty Images)
‘If prosecutors move forward with the charge, it will be one of the first cases of a woman being charged for terminating a pregnancy in Georgia since a 2019 law was passed.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

How many children has the US helped kill this week in the Middle East? It’s hard to keep track, but Unicef reports that more than 1,800 children in the region have been killed or injured since the US and Israel started a war with Iran on 28 February.

In Lebanon, a US-backed Israel is killing or wounding a classroom’s worth of children every day, Unicef’s deputy executive director told Reuters. That’s just after killing more than 20,000 children in Gaza in two years, all with the help of US taxpayer dollars.

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